Package carrier and fastener.



I.. HESS.

PACKAGE CARRIER AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED IuLv 24,1916.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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LOUIS HESS, OF PORT'LANV'D',IOREYGON.

PACKAGE CARRIER ANDFASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. I3, 1917.

Application filed-July 24. 1916'. Serial o. 110,960;

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, Louis IFIEss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have'invented a new and useful Improvement in Package Carrierszand- Fasteners, of which the following is a specification,

reference being hadv to the accompanying.

drawings.

My invention relates to that class of devices, of a general handle type, used to adjust to packag'es to carry or fasten the same.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the character herein described, of a handle type, which can be engaged with the cord of a package, no matter in what manner the cord is secured thereon,and so that the device shall operate as a carrier, also to provide in the same device an arrangement whereby it shall operate as a fastener for the 'cord used on the package as well as a carrier thereof. I attain these objects, as well as other advantages7 by the construction, combination, andarrangement of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a package and my device thereon` engaging the cord in lateral wind.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a package and the device thereon engaging a cord wound longitudinally about the package.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a package and the device in operation as a fastener and car! ner.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the view shown in Fig. 4.-.

Fig. 6 is a partial side elevation of a package and the device thereon, showing a different method of operation as a fastener.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the device as shown in Fig. 6.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the views.

of the ends 9 in their upper parts. Tw V-shaped slits 11-11 extend transversel to the slits 10 in the same part of each end The slits 11-11 are so arranged that on side of each is vertical and vertical, rec-ga tangular binding posts 12 thus are formed,l

in the central parts of the ends. In the lower parts of each en d V-shaped slits 13 are formed. VThe cord 14; has a knot 15 in one end.

It will now be seen that when a cord is twice wound laterally about a package, and the device is inserted below the cord, it is made to operate as a carrier by causing the respective winds of the cordv to` be dropped into engagement with the transverse slits 11 or 11 which is illustrated in Fig. 2. If the cord extends longitudinally about the package the device will operate as a carrier by inserting it below the cord and dropping the cord into engagement with the slits 10. This is shown in Fig. 3. To cause the device to operate as a fastener, as well as a carrier, a knot 15 must be made in one end of the cord. The Vcord is then dropped into one of the transverse slits as mav be desired and the knot engages one side of an end 9. The cord is then wound about the package and about the binding posts 12, and at last is in such secure engagement, that the package and device are secured to each other, and the package is securely tied, without'further tying or knottin the other end of the cord. Some of the di erent methods4 of operating .my Vdevice as a fastener are illustrated in Figs. l to 7.

It will be apparent that the slits may be of V-shape to tend toward preventing the cord from slipping within or out of them. The slits are thus shown, but they may be vertically formed on both of their sides and perform their functions equally well. It is also apparent that the slits must be so arranged as to produce the rectangular binding posts for like reasons. One of the transverse slits in the upper ends might also be omitted and the device be operative in a like manner as herein described. In previous devices of similar character a carrier and fastener are not combined in the same device, and it is impossible for them to be operated as carriers, adjustable to a cord wound in any desired manner about a pack- The bar 8 has rectangular ends 9 which extend above and below thebar. AV-shaped ,.j slit 10 extends longitudinally through each age. It is also impossible to operate those devices as fasteners so that' the cord may be wound about the package in any desired manner. and the package secured without ying the cord at any place. I contend that I have overcome all these difliculties, and have done so in aY device, simply constructed, cheaply made and quite novel. My device is also adaptable to the use of anysized cord, and may be used for an extra large size as a carrier by having the slit 13 arranged for that purpose, and reversing the device on the package. The various advantages of my device are plainly apparent by the illustrations given.

I claiml. A device of the character described having a central bar and rectangularly formed ends, said ends being provided with longitudinal slits in their upper parts, and with two transverse slits in the same parts the latter slits having the sides next to each other vertical so that rectangular binding posts are formed between said slits, substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described having a central bar andrectangularly formed ends, said ends being provided With longitudinal slits in their upper parts, with tWo transverse slits in the same parts the latter slits having the sides neXt to each other vertical so that rectangular binding posts are formed between said slits, and with a-transverse slit in the lower parts of each of the said ends, substantially as described.

LOUIS HESS.

Witnesses: Y

KATHRYN Mo'r'r BOWMAN, EDWARD MoPHERsoN.

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